Deputy Team Leader

**Company Description**
SNV is a mission-driven global development partner working in more than 20 countries across Africa and Asia. Building on 60 years of experience and grounded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we work on the core themes of gender equality and social inclusion, climate adaptation and mitigation, and strong institutions and effective governance. Together with our team of over 1,600 people world-wide, our mission is to strengthen capacities and catalyse partnerships that transform the agri-food, energy, and water systems, which enable sustainable and more equitable lives for all.

Our core values people-centeredness and respect, equity and equality, and diversity and inclusion, are fundamental to who we are, and what we do. This is reflected in our vision and mission, and strategy, which sets out our aspirations and commitments as our compass towards 2030.

**Overview of project**

Viet Nam Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation in Agriculture through Private Sector Transformation (VN-ADAPT) is a 5-year, €15m national programme in Viet Nam to be implemented from 2023 to 2028. The programme is funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV). SNV Viet Nam is the prime recipient of the funding and leads the preparation and implementation of the programme in consortium with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the International Centre for Environmental Management (ICEM). The Ministry of Environments and Natural Resources (MoNRE) is the national partner for this undertaking. The VN-ADAPT programme design has been approved by the IKI

The project’s focus rests on two key climate vulnerable landscapes - the Mekong Delta and Central Highland regions. Here, VN-ADAPT aims to improve institutional capacity and strengthen partnerships to channel private innovations and investment towards accelerated adoption of nature-based solutions in the agriculture sector. This shall be realised through four inter-related work packages, namely: i) Building multi-stakeholder consensus for Nature-based solutions for adaptation in Agriculture (NbSA); ii) Strengthening the enabling legal and policy framework for NbSA and the conservation of biodiversity in production landscapes (including the development of legal guidance for the establishment and implementation of Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs); iii) Mobilising public and private innovation and investment in NbSA; iv) Communications, knowledge management and monitoring and evaluation.
**Job Description** Overview of the Position**

The Deputy Team Leader (DTL) will work in support to and under the management of the appointed Team Leader (TL) to ensure quality control and timeliness of deliverables. He/she will take on responsibilities as a senior manager of VN-ADAPT. These duties include but are not limited to: leading the development, review and update of implementation plans; planning and delivering field operations and implementation; support the management of financial resources; support procurement planning; initiating and supervising monitoring and evaluation processes; coordination with project implementing partners on the timely delivery.

Liaison with political partners at central and regional/sub-regional levels will play an important part in the assignment.

She/he will support TL and SNV to ensure full compliance with the contractual obligations and specific donor regulations as well as obtaining compliance with specific national regulations. The incumbent will lead the programme reporting process to the donor. In an advisory role to the TL, the DTL will support performance assessment of SNV project staff working on VN-ADAPT (including staff based out of regional offices in Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Highlands). In addition to performing as a Team Leader, the DTL is expected to provide support to the TL on identifying national technical expertise and liaising closely with local stakeholders and partners.

The DTL’s duty station is Ha Noi.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Overall support to the Team Leader, coordination and detailed work planning
- Operational management of the budget and tasks, management of consultants
- Political partner liaison and project governance framework development/ institutional arrangements
- Support the establishment of the Project Steering Committee (PSC), lead in the secretarial function of SNV to PSC
- Take the lead in working with provincial and district authorities;
- Build, strengthen and manage partnerships with governments, key partners, institutions and stakeholders;
- Support the coordinated management of sub-contractors and coordinate project consortium partners;
- Lead in and organise in regular technical / administrative meetings sub-contractors and coordinate project con